.03 High combines various elements of the .03 and .04 chairs by Maarten Van Severen. The chair has the same clean lines and reductive forms that are typical of designs by Van Severen, making it a practical and durable office companion. At the same time, it serves the growing need and desire to alternate between sitting and standing postures while working. Paired with a stand-up table, .03 High makes this transition into a spontaneous and dynamic action: instead of raising or lowering the work…

The Swiss designer Fabian Schwaerzler worked as a studio assistant for the Belgian designer Maarten Van Severen. Schwaerzler's development of the tall task chair .03 High with Vitra was based on Van Severen's .03 chair.